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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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