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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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