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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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