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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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