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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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