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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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