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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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