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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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