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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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