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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important 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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