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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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