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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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