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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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