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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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