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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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