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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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