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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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