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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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