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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive 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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