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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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