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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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