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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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