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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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