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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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