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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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