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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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