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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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