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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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