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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the most important 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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