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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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