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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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