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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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