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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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