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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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