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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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