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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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