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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the inspiring 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 investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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