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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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