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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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