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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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