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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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