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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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