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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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