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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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