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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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