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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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