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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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