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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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