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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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