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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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