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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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