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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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