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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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