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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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