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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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