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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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