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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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