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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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