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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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