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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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