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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major 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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