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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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