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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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