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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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