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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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