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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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