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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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