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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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