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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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