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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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