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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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