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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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