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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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