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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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