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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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