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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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