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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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