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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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