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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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