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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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