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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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