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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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