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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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