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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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