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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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