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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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