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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the 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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