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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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