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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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