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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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