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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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