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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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