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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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