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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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