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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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