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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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