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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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