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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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