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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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