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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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