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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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