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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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