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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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