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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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