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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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