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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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