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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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