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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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