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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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