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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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