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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews 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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