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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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