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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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