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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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