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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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