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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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