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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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