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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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