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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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