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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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