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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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