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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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