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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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