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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education