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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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