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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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