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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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