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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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