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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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