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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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