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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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