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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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