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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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