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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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