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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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