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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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