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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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