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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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