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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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