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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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