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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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