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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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