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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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