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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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