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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates 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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