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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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