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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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