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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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