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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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