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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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