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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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