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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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