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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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