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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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