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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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