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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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