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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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