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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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