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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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