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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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