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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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