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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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