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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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