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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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