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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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