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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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