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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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