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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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