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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling 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 massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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