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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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