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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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