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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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