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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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