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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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