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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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