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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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