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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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