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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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