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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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