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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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