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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the major 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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