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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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