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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews 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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