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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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