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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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