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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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