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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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