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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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