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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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