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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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