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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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