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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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