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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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