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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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