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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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