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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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