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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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