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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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