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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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