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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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