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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers 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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