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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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