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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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