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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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