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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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