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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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