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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major 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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