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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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