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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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