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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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