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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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