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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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