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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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