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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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