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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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