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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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