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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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