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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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