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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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