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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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