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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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