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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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