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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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