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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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