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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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