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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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