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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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