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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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