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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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