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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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