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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. 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. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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