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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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