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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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