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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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