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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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