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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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