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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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