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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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