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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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