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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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