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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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