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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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