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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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