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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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