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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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