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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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