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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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