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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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