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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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