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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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