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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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