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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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