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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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