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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education