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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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