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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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