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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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