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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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