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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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