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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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