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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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