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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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