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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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