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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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