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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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