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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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