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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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