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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting 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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