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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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