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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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