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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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