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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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