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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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