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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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