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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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