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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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