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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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