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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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