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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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