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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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