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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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