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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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