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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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