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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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