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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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