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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major 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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