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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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