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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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