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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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