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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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