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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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