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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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