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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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