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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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