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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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