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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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