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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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