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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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