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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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