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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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