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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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