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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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