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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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