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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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