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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major 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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