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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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