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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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