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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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