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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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