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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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