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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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