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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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