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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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