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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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