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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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