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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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