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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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