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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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