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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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