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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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