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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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