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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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