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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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