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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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