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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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