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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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