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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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