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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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