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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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