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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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