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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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