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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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