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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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