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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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