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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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