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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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