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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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