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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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