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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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