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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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