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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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