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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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