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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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