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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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