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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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