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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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