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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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