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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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