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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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