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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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