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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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