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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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