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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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