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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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