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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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