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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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