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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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