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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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