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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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