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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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