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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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