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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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