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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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