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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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