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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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