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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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