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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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