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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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