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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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