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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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