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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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