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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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