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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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