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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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