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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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