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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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