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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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