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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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