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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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