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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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