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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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