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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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