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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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