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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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