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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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