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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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