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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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