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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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