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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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