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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key 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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