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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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