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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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