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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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