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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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