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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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