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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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