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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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