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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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