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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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