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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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