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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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