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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the 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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