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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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