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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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