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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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