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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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