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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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