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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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