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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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