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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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