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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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