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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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