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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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