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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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