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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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