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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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