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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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