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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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