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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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