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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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