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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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