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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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