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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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