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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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