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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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