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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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