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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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