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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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