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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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