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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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