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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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