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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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