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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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