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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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