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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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