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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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