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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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