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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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