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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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