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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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