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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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