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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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