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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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