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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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