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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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