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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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