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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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