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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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