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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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