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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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