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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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