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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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