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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major 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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