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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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