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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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