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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education ventures. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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