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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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