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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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