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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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