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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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