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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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