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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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