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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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