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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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