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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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