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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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