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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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