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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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