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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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