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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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