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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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