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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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