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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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