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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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