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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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