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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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