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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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