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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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