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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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