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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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