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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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