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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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