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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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