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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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