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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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