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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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