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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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