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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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