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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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