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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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