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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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