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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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