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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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