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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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