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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes 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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