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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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