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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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