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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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