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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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