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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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