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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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