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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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