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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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