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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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