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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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