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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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