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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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