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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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