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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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