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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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