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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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