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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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